Tim Fenn wrote:
> On Wed, 04 Jun 2008 20:26:09 -0400 Harry Devine <lifter89 at comcast.net>
> wrote:
>>>> Tim Fenn wrote:
>>>>> I'm surprised no one has suggested trying to grab data off the
>>> firewire using test-mpeg2:
>>>>>>http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/FireWire#Test-mpeg2>>>>>> Try that using either the broadcast or p2p setup, and see if you get
>>> any data. Once you get that working, then worry about the channel
>>> changing and mythtv setup.
>>>>>>>> Thanks for the tip Tim. I was able to use test-mpeg2 to capture a
>> stream successfully, so I know my firewire is working properly. I
>> also used Michael's suggestion about removing the channel changing
>> script from the Input connections in mythtv-setup, and that also
>> worked. If I go into Watch TV and tune to a firewire channel, the
>> STB changes to that channel as Michael suggested.
>>>> However, I get that "You should have gotten a channel lock by now"
>> message. I actually get this on my DVB portion stations of my
>> pcHD5500 card too (on the OTA HD stations). The analog V4L stations
>> on that card give me nothing but snow.
>>>>>> "channel lock" issues should should only arise on your analog input
> cards, not on the firewire. You most likely just need to set your
> channels up correctly. I can't really help much here, its mostly a game
> of setting up your antenna correctly, scanning for channels and
> checking them. Good luck!
>> -Tim
>>OK, here's what I can't figure out: When I tune to a channel on source
1 or 2 (1 being the digital input of the pcHD5500 card and 2 being the
analog portion of that card), I get the channels. If I tune a channel
that is associated with Firewire (which is source 3 in my channel info
section of Mythweb), the STB changes to that channel, and I get the "You
should have gotten a lock" message.
The thing that I'm a little suspicious of is when I go to my Backend
Status page of Mythweb, it shows Encoder 1, Encoder 2, Encoder 3, and
Encoder 6. I know what 1, 2 and 3 are, but what's 6? Furthermore, when
I had the initial problems with my Firewire, I saw errors in the backend
logs about "Card6 failed init". Is it possible that there's a mismatch
here? Should I delete all firewire sources/cards and re-enter them?
Here's my backend status:
Encoder 1 is local on HJDMyth and is not recording.
Encoder 2 is local on HJDMyth and is not recording.
Encoder 3 is local on HJDMyth and is not recording.
Encoder 6 is local on HJDMyth and is not recording.
Here's an example of what a Firewre channel is set to in my Channel Info
table:
sourceid xmltvid channum callsign
name freqid
2 11207 37 USA USA
Network 37 *** ANALOG - Tunes fine ***
1 19612 231 WPVIDT Local
ABC 231 *** DIGITAL - Tunes fine ***
3 58452 222 USAHD USA Network
HD 222 *** FIREWIRE - Fails To Tune***
Thanks,
Harry